Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7; IC 25-27.5-3-5

Affected: IC 25-27.5-6

Sec. 2. (a) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 who intends to supervise a physician assistant shall register his or her intent to do so with the board on a form approved by the board prior to commencing supervision of a physician assistant. The supervising physician shall include the following information on the form supplied by the board:

1. (1) The:

   1. (A) name;
   2. (B) business address; and
   3. (C) telephone number;
2. of the supervising physician.

3. (2) The:

   1. (A) name;
   2. (B) business address;
   3. (C) telephone number; and
   4. (D) certification number;
4. of the physician assistant.
5. (3) The current license number of the physician.
6. (4) A statement that the physician will be supervising not more than two (2) physician assistants, and the name and certificate numbers of the physician assistants he or she is currently supervising.
7. (5) A description of the setting in which the physician assistant will practice under the supervising physician, including the specialty, if any, of the supervising physician.

8. (6) A statement that the supervising physician:

   1. (A) will exercise continuous supervision over the physician assistant in accordance with IC 25-27.5-6 and this article;
   2. (B) shall review all patient encounters maintained by the physician assistant within twenty-four (24) hours after the physician assistant has seen a patient; and
   3. (C) at all times, retain professional and legal responsibility for the care rendered by the physician assistant.
9. (7) A detailed description of the process maintained by the physician for evaluation of the physician assistant's performance.

(b) The supervising physician may not:

1. (1) be the designated supervising physician for more than two (2) physician assistants; or
2. (2) supervise more than two (2) physician assistants at one (1) time as the primary or designated supervising physician.

(c) The designated supervising physician is to accept responsibility of supervising the physician assistant in the absence of the primary supervising physician of record. Protocol is to be established by the physician practice.

(d) The supervising physician shall, within fifteen (15) days, notify both the board and the committee that the supervising relationship with the physician assistant is terminated. The notification shall state the reason for the termination.

(Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 2.2-2-2; filed May 26, 2000, 8:52 a.m.: 23 IR 2499; errata filed Sep 21, 2000, 3:21 p.m.: 24 IR 382; filed Jan 2, 2003, 10:38 a.m.: 26 IR 1559; readopted filed Dec 1, 2009, 9:13 a.m.: 20091223-IR-844090779RFA; filed Apr 6, 2010, 2:52 p.m.: 20100505-IR-844090164FRA; readopted filed Nov 22, 2016, 12:11 p.m.: 20161221-IR-844160317RFA; readopted filed Nov 22, 2022, 12:22 p.m.: 20221221-IR-844220255RFA; readopted filed Feb 27, 2024, 10:19 a.m.: 20240327-IR- 844230772RFA)